Teman-teman, saya mempunyai handout hasil seminar dari grant writer's seminars and workshops di International of Association of Dental Research, in conjunction with NIH-NIDCR beberapa waktu yang lalu. Saya akan coba scan dan make it into PDF file, sehingga teman-teman bisa mendapatkan input mengenai filosofi research dan bagaimana cara mentransform ide kita ke dalam bentuk tulisan yang menarik dan profesional, serta bagaimana menjual ide kita sehingga dapat dibeli/dibiayai oleh agent/orang lain. Saya rasa pola pikir dibawah ini dapat diaplikasikan ke dalam semua disiplin ilmu.
Anyway, saya sampaikan beberapa point menarik dari handout tersebut, seperti misalnya: 1. It; s not the will to win that's important. Everyone wants to win. It's the will to prepare to wins that makes the difference. (Bobby Knight, Head Basketball coach, Texas Tech University) 2. Six steps to develop a compelling, Novel Idea: a. Define the problem you want to address b. Collect and critically analyze background information related to the problem c. Develop a preliminary data d. Asses the idea's potential for success and modify it, if necessary e. Seek constructive criticsm from knowledgeable colleagues f. Refine the idea to maximize its potential for impact on your field 3. Identify your long-term goal(s), get to know your field-the people and the funding sources, begin networking-profesionally and socially. Success rarely develop out of shyness. Be mentally prepared for rejection. Stick to the goal that have chosen; don't jump around. 4. Passion=Comitment "..... if biomedical research is truly what you want to do, the you must be willing to pay the price.... It takes time, patience, stubornness, years and years of seven day weeks, and eighteen hour days, years of poverty level wages, predictions of doom and failure, rejections of papers and grants, depression and self-doubt.... But one persists.... because this is what you want to do" (Mina J. Bisse, 1997 ASCB Presidential address) 5. Show a positive attitude: Negative attitude: - I can't - Too litle time - Too much competition Positive attitude: - I can and I will - I will reorder my priorities - I welcome to chance the competition Semoga berguna, Salam, tino PS: bila ada yang memerlukan file PDFnya, please contact me directly.
